When OPERA-L moved to CUNY, I queried the subscribers as to their preference in the size of the digest. It turns out that several of the low-cost or "free" e-mail providers (e.g. Juno) can't handle very large messages and 500 lines seemed to make everyone happy. With a limits of 80 messages per day and 2 posts per subscriber, OPERA-L generates between 2 to 5 digests per day. Bob Kosovsky Student, PhD Program in Music Librarian Graduate Center Music Division City University of New York The New York Public Library [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Listowner: [log in to unmask] ; [log in to unmask] Administrivia to: [log in to unmask] ------My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my institutions-------